Lee Boyce
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I am just about to buy a charger for my 2x 6s lipo's but I have no clue what to buy. I want to be able to charge both batteries at the same time and at a good speed. What should I get
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I highly recommend SkyRC D100 V2, i think in the USA there's an Hitec branded version.
It's 100W power, two lines, and most importantly it has a super convenient app that let you monitors and control it via Smartphone, super convenient as you can remotely check charging status.
Yea I've seen lot of good things about this one and a very good price to be honest. Especially what it can do nice one mate
I have this charger along with my X2 700 and this charger is great for 2s batteries. For the 6s batteries that the OP is asking for this thing is extremely slow since it's only 50 watts per channel.I have a Hitec X4 AC Plus
http://hitecrcd.com/products/charge.../x4-ac-plus-4-port-acdc-multi-charger/product
Justin
We have an extensive thread full of great suggestions - Recommend me a battery charger.I am just about to buy a charger for my 2x 6s lipo's but I have no clue what to buy. I want to be able to charge both batteries at the same time and at a good speed. What should I get
For 6s batteries, getting a charger that can run big watts is important. Most people want to charge at 1c or better. When we do the math -
For a 5000mah 6s, 22.2v pack -
1c= 5a
5 * 22.2 = 111w needed.
For the folks that run that big SMC 9200 6s pack, 1C is 9.2A, 205 watts! To look at this another way, charging this 9200mah 6s pack on a common 50w charger will take 4 hours.
If you know that you will be running 6s (like the OP) you really want to make sure the charger can push the wattage.
Edit - also, when shopping multi-channel charger, make sure the wattage listed is PER CHANNEL. I have seen some of 4 channel chargers that are listed as "200 Watts" - but that is total across all 4 channels - each channel can only run 50W. Also, there seems to be a bunch of 2 channel chargers that are 100W "power sharing" chargers - they can do one channel up to 100w, but the other channel only gets the left-over power, not the full 100w... i.e. channel 1 needs 75w, then channel 2 can only use 25w.
Last - don't buy a charger planning on running it at max wattage all the time - you will eventually overheat it and kill it. Give your self a safety buffer. If you need 100w, buy a 120w charger. If you need 200w, buy 300w.
Yeah it's always nice to upgrade. At 100 watts you're going to be able to charge 6s batteries around 4 amps maximum (100 watts ÷ 25.2 volts = 3.968 amps). I started with a 50 watts x 4 hitec and then went to 4s, 6s and 8s cars and realized I needed more so I got the Hitec X2 700 and now am very happy. I normally go above and beyond and figured 4 batteries was above and beyond, which it wasn't. That was before I knew about the hobby more in depth haha.I am looking at upgrading since I do have a single 6s brick now
I have heard good things about the EV-PEAK CQ3 LiPo Battery Balance Charger,100Wx4 10A Four Channel
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D4PON50/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_c_api_AesAAb9J9AVNR
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